Manhush ( uk, Мангуш) is an
rural settlement
The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. ...
in
Donetsk Oblast
The Donetsk Oblast ( ukr, Донецька область, Donetska oblast, ), also referred to as Donechchyna ( ukr, Донеччина, links=no), is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 mill ...
, eastern
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. It was the administrative seat of
Manhush Raion, but is now administered under
Mariupol Raion
Mariupol Raion ( uk, Маріупольський район, Mariupolskyi raion, russian: Мариупольский район, Mariupolsky rayon) is a raion (district) of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It was created in July 2020 as part of the refor ...
. The population is
The town has been under
Russian occupation since March 2022.
History
The settlement was founded by around 800 Crimean Greeks (out of
Mangup) who were deported by
Alexander Suvorov
Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Суво́ров, Aleksándr Vasíl'yevich Suvórov; or 1730) was a Russian general in service of the Russian Empire. He was Count of Rymnik, Count of the Holy ...
's troops. It was a village in Mariupol
uyezd of
Yekaterinoslav Governorate of the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...
. In 1946 to 1995 it was known as Pershotravneve or Pershotravnevyi. In January 1989 the population of the settlement was 7467 people.
In April 2022, during the
Russo-Ukraine War
The Russo-Ukrainian War; uk, російсько-українська війна, rosiisko-ukrainska viina. has been ongoing between Russia (alongside Russian separatist forces in Donbas, Russian separatists in Ukraine) and Ukraine since Feb ...
, the town was reported to have been the site of a mass grave consisting of three hundred pits, each measuring six feet by ten feet. The mass graves are believed to contain civilian corpses taken from the
siege
A siege is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition warfare, attrition, or a well-prepared assault. This derives from la, sedere, lit=to sit. Siege warfare is a form of constant, low-intensity con ...
of nearby
Mariupol
Mariupol (, ; uk, Маріу́поль ; russian: Мариу́поль) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast (Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Prior to the 2022 Russian i ...
.
See also
*
Urums, Turkophone Greeks
*
Greeks in Ukraine
*
Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca (
Metropolitanate of Gothia and
Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Empire)
Gallery
File:Алея Слави у Мангуші.jpg, Alley of Glory in Manhush
File:Будинок штабу.jpg, Historical building
File:Очаровашки взрослые.jpg, "White Bird" folk dance theatre in Manhush
References
External links
Pershotravneveat the Informational portal for the Donetsk Oblast as part of the Ukrainian SSR.
Greektowns
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Rural settlements in Mariupol Raion
Manhush settlement hromada